Marine Mammals; File No. 22629

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648-PR-A003 AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; receipt of application. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Mystic Aquarium (Responsible Party: Stephen M. Coan, Ph.D.), has applied in due form for a permit to import five beluga whales ( Delphinapterus leucas ) for scientific research. DATES: Comments must be received on or before December 2, 2019. ADDRESSES: The permit application is available for review online at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/​action/​permit-application-import-5-beluga-whales-scientific-research-file-no-22629-mystic-aquarium or upon written request or by appointment in the Permits and Conservation Division, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone (301) 427-8401; fax (301) 713-0376. You may submit comments, identified by NOAA-NMFS-2019-0113, by any of the following methods: Electronic Submission: Submit electronic public comments via the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal www.regulations.gov . To submit comments via the e-Rulemaking Portal, enter NOAA-NMFS-2019-0113 in the keyword search. Locate the document you wish to comment on from the resulting list and click on the “Comment Now” icon on the right of that line. Mail: Comments on the application should be addressed to: Permits and Conservation Division, O…